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George Wein, Newport Jazz Festival Co-founder, Dies at 95

Biden to Host Leaders of Australia, India, Japan at White House Next Week

The 'Quad' countries have been seeking to enhance cooperation to push back against China's growing assertiveness

Norway's Center-left Heads to Victory in General Elections

The campaign was dominated by climate change and the future of the country's oil and gas exploration industry

Bachelet Says Tigray Conflict Risks Engulfing Whole Horn of Africa 

The Ethiopian government declared a unilateral ceasefire in Tigray at the end of June

Cyber Arms Dealer Exploits New iPhone Software Vulnerability, Watchdog Says

The vulnerability developed by the Israeli firm, named NSO Group, defeats security systems designed by Apple in recent years

Benin Named Fastest Place to Start Business Online — Thanks to COVID

The Investment and Export Promotion Agency processes an online application in about three hours

Capitol Rally Seeks to Rewrite January 6 by Exalting Rioters

The attempted whitewashing of the January 6 attack threatens to further divide a polarized nation that finds itself drifting from what had been common facts and a shared commitment to civic order toward an unsettling new normal

Their Old Jobs Gone, Unemployed Workers Use COVID Relief Funds to Retrain for New Positions

Britain to Offer COVID-19 Vaccines to 12-to-15-year-Olds 

Afghanistan Evacuee Status USAGM

VOA's Carolyn Presutti takes a look at how evacuees are coping with the lack of benefits and opportunity in a foreign country.

CONNECT Native Art Augmented USAGM

An Indigenous artist in Los Angeles combines Native traditions with augmented reality. Genia Dulot talks with her and an AR artist about how their artwork is recreated in a 3D program and why using this technology helps with understanding of her tribe’s history.